Timothy Lorenzana 20 March 2008 Avionics Range Safety / Tracking AAE 450 Spring 2008

Range Safety FAA Requirement to Prevent Damage or Harm to People or Property. Two Independent Data Sources for Tracking Two Redundant Sources of Communication Range Safety Officer (RSO) - $1,700 / Launch Specialist Responsible Termination of Flight. Unit Part # Manufacturer Cost GPS GPS 15-W Garmin $43.50 Antenna I-FUZE S-Band Syntronics $225 Trans/Rec. AW5800xT AvaLan $522.35 IMU Landmark10 Gladiator $2,695 CPU RAD6000 IBM $250,000 AAE 450 Spring 2008 Avionics

Tracking Ground Equipment Radio ($1200) Antennas ($500) Computer ($2000) Misc ($500) Total: $4,200 SB-HA-DA-DA_v145 *Reference: Professor Filmer, Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics AAE 450 Spring 2008 Avionics

Full Trajectory SB-HA-DA-DA_v145 AAE 450 Spring 2008 Avionics

What We Are Looking For Considerations Physical Atmospheric Antenna Design Antenna Orientation Atmospheric Water Molecules Refract Signal Assumptions: Signal Frequency - 401Mhz Maximum Signal Path Length – 5000km Payload Communications System Will Be Utilized AAE 450 Spring 2008 <5> Avionics

AAE 450 Spring 2008 <6> Avionics

Source: Justin Rhodes – Week 7